100 - Glenn Melvin Gaasch - Fairlawn Cemetery - Stillwater, OK
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Glenn Gaasch was born the same year that Emile Berliner was granted a patent for his Gramophone.
Waymark Code: WMHGPJ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2013
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The final resting place of Glenn Melvin Gaasch is at the northwest side of Fairlawn Cemetery, at the north end of the section.
Text on marker:
Gaasch
Ida Mae
Jan. 22, 1909
Dec. 23, 1987
Glenn Melvin
July 28, 1887
Mar. 10, 1988
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Glenn's time on earth:
1887: Bloody Sunday: Police clash with pro-Irish independence protesters.
1897: Drillers near Bartlesville, Oklahoma, strike oil for the first time in the designated "Indian Territory", on land leased from the Osage Indians. The gusher, at the Nellie Johnstone Number One well, leads to rapid population growth
1907: The passenger liner RMS Lusitania makes its maiden voyage from Liverpool, England to New York City.
1917: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
1927: In New York City, the Roxy Theater is opened by Samuel Roxy Rothafel.
1937: A Soviet station becomes the first scientific research settlement to operate on the drift ice of the Arctic Ocean.
1947: The movie Miracle on 34th Street, a Christmastime classic, is first shown in theaters.
1957: Space Age – Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth.
1967: A 13-day TV strike began in the U.S.
1977: After campaigning by Anita Bryant and her anti-gay "Save Our Children" crusade, Miami-Dade County, Florida voters overwhelmingly vote to repeal the county's "gay rights" ordinance.
1988: The 1988 Winter Olympics are held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Location of Headstone: Fairlawn Cemetery
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